Selecting the use of learning technology tools based on your students' learning needs is best practice.There are three new areas added to the wonderful iPad Learning Objectives post : I want my students to use the iPad to stay organized. (NEW)I want to use the iPad to conduct video / virtual conferences in the classroom (NEW)I want to control my computer or Interactive White Board from my iPad. (NEW)

Thursday, March 29, 2012

The iPad allows us to do many things, whether it be to watch and interact with media, utilise hundreds of thousands of apps, browse the web, send email or simply play games.
I had never seen anything like this presentation.
Combining seven new iPads, these two guys will entertain you with their skills!! in an enthralling presentation.
For more visit Swedish magicians + 7 new iPads = One of the best presentations you will ever see by Matt Brian.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

I posted about Class Dojo on February 20 but I would like to update you on some prezi's that are now available to help other educators understand about Class Dojo and its features. Teachers are very excited to be able to use their smartphones and iPads as remotes to update students awards easily while moving around the classroom.
Kalen Gallagher, from Class Dojo, has created the following Prezi's via Cathy Edwards on yammer. I hope they can be useful to you and your staff.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Mathtrain.TV is a free, educational "kids teaching kids" project from Mr. Marcos & his students at Lincoln Middle School in Santa Monica, CA. via Anne Denham

His students have developed Mathtrain TV which are short, screencast segments to demonstrate their understanding.

TechSmith products allow educators to engage pupils and students using visual, interactive learning content. With our screen capture and recording software; Snagit, Screencast.com and the Camtasia family of products, teachers can explain difficult concepts with images and videos instead of words, add captions to their recorded lectures to help the learning process, and easily share content with pupils.

Be aware that although wikis were designed to be a collaborative tool most of them end up as just content delivery devices. If you set up a wiki try to do exercises that force students to discuss ideas, copy-edit, and substantively edit each others work right from the beginning. Justin Reich

The Catlin Seaview Survey aims to let the public eavesdrop on its long-term study of the composition and health of the reef.

"For the first time in history we have the technology available to broadcast the findings and expedition through Google. Millions of people will be able to experience the life, the science and the magic that exists under the surface of our oceans."

"For the first time in history, we have the technology available to broadcast the findings and expedition through Google. Millions of people will be able to experience the life, the science and the magic that exists under the surface of our oceans."

The project's content will also be available at catlinseaviewsurvey.com

If you have friends that use Pinterest and want to make sure that they see an image that you pinned, you can tag them in the description using ‘@’ followed by their user name.My Pinterest There are also a number of museums on Pinterest Museums on PinterestScience centre

* keep a record of work completed* reward kids for being safe, respectful, good learners* positive behaviours and negative behaviours* only use what suits your class's purpose* select your own criteria-set your won rewards

You can add points as you move around the room with your iPhone/ smartphone and your iPad.

There is plenty of support and the set up is very intuitive.To gain the ability to change avatars you can either pay $3 or invite a friend to checkout #ClassDojo! So easy...spread the word. It allowed me to upload other avatars which the kids can choose from when they earn a reward.

The specific features that qualify Class Dojo to be a “teacher-approved-technology” from

This program is teacher-centerd and therefore has greater flexibility to allow teachers to customize the reasons and incentive structure for each class. It allows me to not only decide the criteria and point value of rewards, but also add notes (not seen by students) at any point in time, which is particularly helpful when trying to keep track of follow-up to a particular event.

2. Mobility (allows me to be where I need to be, with my students and not at my keyboard)

What I particularly love about Class Dojo is the fact that I can control it with my iphone! No longer will I be forced to choose between standing near my keyboard or using a paper seating chart to record points that will have to deciphered, entered and analyzed at the end of the week! This application allows me to be where I need to be-with my students, and frees me from being trapped at my keyboard.

3. Parent Feedback (enables me to tell each parent how their child did in class that day, and everyday)

Our circumstances often make it difficult for us to provide parents with as much feedback as we would like to. Class Dojo, however, is set up so that parents can access their child’s data and see how they performed in class each day. Now I will be able to tell each parent how their child did in class that day and everyday.

4. Analytics

On a Friday afternoon, the last thing I want to do is enter student performance data into an excel spreadsheet and then use that data to update my grade book’s record of each student’s performance.

** EXCITING ADDITIONAL BENEFIT of using ClassDojo In schools the kindy kids are more readily recognising their names because of it!

Smartphone Connection:

Connect the ClassDojo classroom remote control by visiting the following website on your smartphone:http://mobile.classdojo.comYou will need to log-in using your log-in details:Email: your email addressPassword: Your password

If you're using an iPhone, follow the instructions on your screen to add ClassDojo to your homescreen.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Aviary is a suite of powerful creative applications that you can use right in your web browser. "Aviary is a collection of ornithologically named online tools designed to bring creativity to the cloud. There is a strong focus on graphic work in the form of photo, vector and palette editors, but an online audio editor is also available." Tech Radar Review

100% free

Aviary contains a number of terrific web-based photo
editing tools.

Tools for lighting.

Brightness, Saturation, and Contrast.

Tools for adjustments.

Orientation, Crop, and Sharpness.

Tools for cosmetics.

Red-Eye, Whiten, and Blemish.

Tools for fun.

Stickers, Drawing, Text, and Meme (beta).

Effects

There are ten beautiful stylistic effects to make your users' photos pop.

Peacock is an impressive effects editor – also referred to as the Visual Laboratory.

Myna is the suite's multi-track audio editor. You're provided with a large number of samples that can be dropped into a track, but it is also possible to upload your own audio files.The Aviary editor is embeddable.
Make sure you allow yourself plenty of time as the only real downside being the extra time it takes to save large files.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Popplet is place where you can post, curate and collaborate on your best ideas and random stuff all in one visual place

Popplet is still in beta and is free to use.

There is an iPad app available. There is a lite version for free and a full version available for $5.49 Aus. The lite version only allows you to create one popplet. The full version allows you to work with unlimited popplets and includes features such as online integration, realtime collaboration, PDF export, VGA support and more.